Senate recognizes student inventor Abigail Goddard and her drink-testing device 'Spiky'

Senator Campbell introduced Abigail Goddard of Williamson County and described her work developing "Spiky," a key-chain style drink-testing device aimed at detecting common date-rape drugs. "Abby is a Ravenwood High School senior whose creativity, courage, and commitment to public safety have already produced measurable impact," Campbell said on the floor.

Campbell told the chamber that Goddard's work began after a family member was the victim of a drug-facilitated assault and that she partnered with pharmaceutical experts to design a device that can detect commonly used drugs in about 15 seconds. The senator said Goddard has distributed more than 4,000 test strips, generated over $30,000 in revenue, and won or placed in multiple business competitions, is preparing to scale from 3D printing to professional injection molding, and has a pending order from Nashville's Safe Bar Program. The Senate joined the sponsor in recognizing Goddard's work on the floor.